The Detroit Free Press says the numbers show that from 2010 to 2011, the statewide median household income fell by 1.5 percent and the percentage of people living in poverty jumped from 16.8 percent to 17.5 percent.

The census figures show Michigan's income fell more than the nation's as a whole.

The typical Michigan household brought in $45,981 in 2011.

That's about 9 percent less than it did in 2008.

The census defines poverty as annual income of $23,021 or less for a family of four.

By that definition, poverty rose in Detroit to 40.9 percent, with the figure for children younger than 18 at 57.3 percent.

Family and friends of a Mid-Michigan man fear he may soon be deported to Cuba. Immigration and Customs has stepped up enforcement recently. That enforcement led to the recent detainment of a Bay City man.

Family and friends of a Mid-Michigan man fear he may soon be deported to Cuba. Immigration and Customs has stepped up enforcement recently. That enforcement led to the recent detainment of a Bay City man.

Airline employee Denice Miracle is credited with saving two teenage girls from a human trafficking plot. She said she first noticed something was wrong when the girls approached the check-in counter with their bags -- but no ID.

Airline employee Denice Miracle is credited with saving two teenage girls from a human trafficking plot. She said she first noticed something was wrong when the girls approached the check-in counter with their bags -- but no ID.